Mark Zuckerberg: Social Network got it all wrong – except for my clothes

Facebook founder
Mark Zuckerberg was ambushed with a question about
David Fincher’s film about his life, The Social Network, at a recent conference.

The entrepreneur confirmed he had seen the film and when asked about the biggest difference between his actual life and the big screen version answered: ‘Where do you want me to start?’

Mark Zuckerberg claims that The Social Network is largely inaccurate

Zuckerberg added that there are numerous inaccuracies in the film, but bizarrely all of the clothes are spot on.

‘It’s interesting what stuff they focused on getting right. Every single shirt and fleece that I had in that movie is actually a shirt or fleece that I own.’

He went on to say that the most interesting thing that they got wrong is the framing of the movie. For example, the beginning of The Social Network shows him getting dumped by his girlfriend and implies that this is why he started Facebook.

‘They frame it as if the whole reason for making Facebook and building something was because I wanted to get girls, or wanted to get into some sort of social institution,’ he said.

‘The reality for people that know me is that I’ve been dating the same girl since before I started Facebook so obviously that’s not a part of it.’

Zuckerberg added that people in Hollywood ‘just can’t seem to wrap their heads around the idea that somebody might build something because they like building things’,

The Social Network stars Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg and also features Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake and Rooney Mara.